What is advanced rail energy storage?

Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES) has developed a breakthrough gravity-based technology that will permit the global electric grid to move effectively, reliably, and cleanly assimilate renewable energy and provide significant stability to the grid.

How will Ares power a city?

ARES will use surplus wind/solar or other low-cost energy from the grid to move hundreds of tons (millions of pounds) of mass uphill on railroad shuttles, effectively storing thousands of megawatt-hours of potential energy to power a medium-sized city for several hours.

How does Ares energy storage work?

ARES energy storage technology employs a fleet of electric traction drive shuttle-trains, operating on a closed low-friction automated steel rail network to transport a field of heavy masses between two storage yards at different elevations.

What is Ares technology & how does it work?

ARES technologies use no fossil fuel or water, produce zero emissions or hazardous waste, and have a 40+ year service life with no degradation or thermal runaway. Energy can be stored in many forms such as chemical energy (batteries), thermal energy (heat), kinetic energy (flywheels) and potential mechanical energy (hydro).

How do Ares shuttle trains work?

During periods where excess energy is available on the grid, ARES shuttle-trains draw electricity from the grid, which powers their individual axle-drive motors, as they transport a continuous flow of masses uphill against the force of gravity to an upper storage yard.

How long do ARES Systems last?

ARES systems are machines and have a 40-year service life with no degradation and no thermal runaway. ARES uses recycled steel rails, low-carbon and reclaimable mass cars, sophisticated motors and electronics, and freely available gravity, providing a fully sustainable renewable energy storage solution for utility-scale deployment.